Caruana's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 26.3% of this total ($500) going to Citizens for Jennifer Ray for RVC Board in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caruana's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$1,900
43.7%
Staff salaries
$1,000
23%
Signs
$388
8.9%
Fund raising (food)
$345
7.9%
Printing
$277
6.4%
Newspaper advertising
$275
6.3%
Raffle prizes
$162
3.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jim Thacker
2017-03-10
$1,000
Staff salaries
Citizens for Jennifer Ray for RVC Board
2017-03-10
$500
Donations
Citizens for Marlena Dokken for RVC Board
2017-03-10
$500
Donations
Citizens for Neeley Erickson for RVC Board
2017-03-10
$500
Donations
RAMM Rockford Association For Minority Management
2017-02-24
$400
Donations
Interstate Graphics Inc,
2017-01-11
$388
Signs
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-02-17
$345
Fund raising (food)
Rockford Register Star
2017-02-28
$275
Newspaper advertising
Vance Printing
2017-02-04
$183
Printing
John Howard
2017-03-30
$162
Raffle prizes
Vance Printing
2017-02-04
$94
Printing